Ter Tiero Elias Dah, Irith De Baetselier, Benjamin Cuer, Camille Anoma, Ephrem Mensah, Amadou Koné, Souba Diandé, Claver Anoumou Dagnra, Hortense Yaobla Faye-Kette, Alain Yeo, Issifou Yaya, Bruno Spire, Bintou Dembélé Keita, Tania Crucitti, Bea Vuylsteke, Christian Laurent
OBJECTIVES: Although oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV is being rolled out in West Africa, data on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in PrEP users are scarce. We assessed the prevalence, incidence and determinants of bacterial STIs in men who have sex with men (MSM) taking PrEP in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali and Togo. METHODS: A prospective cohort study among MSM initiating PrEP as part of a comprehensive HIV prevention package was conducted between 2017 and 2021 in community-based clinics in the four study countries...
April 11, 2024: Sexually Transmitted Infections